Yosano Akiko

Yosano Akiko
BornHō Shō
(1878-12-07)7 December 1878
Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Died29 May 1942(1942-05-29) (aged 63)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter, educator
Genrepoetry, essays
Notable workKimi Shinitamou koto nakare
SpouseTekkan Yosano
Children13

Yosano Shō (与謝野 志やう; née  (); 7 December 1878 – 29 May 1942), known by her pen name Yosano Akiko (Shinjitai: 与謝野 晶子, Kyūjitai: 與謝野 晶子, Japanese pronunciation: [jo.sa.no (|) aꜜ.kʲi̥.ko]), was a Japanese author, poet, feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in the late Meiji era as well as the Taishō and early Shōwa eras of Japan. She is one of the most noted, and most controversial, post-classical female poets of Japan.